SWITZERLAND VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,454	1	10,713	+ 2,740
Stroke	2	12,580	3	3,918	+ 8,663
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,665	17	1,022	+ 10,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,290	8	1,949	+ 2,341
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,137	35	186	+ 3,951
Asthma	6	3,602	46	95	+ 3,508
Tuberculosis	7	3,283	56	21	+ 3,262
Kidney Disease	8	3,210	13	1,261	+ 1,949
Suicide	9	2,529	14	1,249	+ 1,280
Lung Disease	10	2,446	5	2,902	- 456
Cervical Cancer	11	2,308	42	105	+ 2,203
Liver Disease	12	2,278	21	677	+ 1,601
Low Birth Weight	13	2,082	43	105	+ 1,977
Birth Trauma	14	1,756	52	32	+ 1,724
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,751	31	305	+ 1,446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	1,400	48	78	+ 1,322
Malnutrition	17	1,137	47	84	+ 1,053
Breast Cancer	18	1,134	11	1,577	- 443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,084	41	122	+ 962
Lung Cancers	20	1,063	4	3,520	- 2,456
Hypertension	21	1,035	6	2,471	- 1,436
Meningitis	22	1,028	57	20	+ 1,008
Stomach Cancer	23	882	24	614	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	830	2	7,192	- 6,362
Other Injuries	25	793	30	410	+ 384
Oral Cancer	26	791	26	500	+ 291
Liver Cancer	27	706	19	805	- 99
Drownings	28	699	50	49	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	29	573	16	1,027	- 454
Endocrine Disorders	30	549	25	593	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	535	7	1,995	- 1,459
Pertussis	32	485	73	0	+ 485
Parkinson's Disease	33	455	18	857	- 402
Violence	34	431	51	42	+ 389
Maternal Conditions	35	431	64	4	+ 427
Oesophagus Cancer	36	418	28	491	- 72
Syphilis	37	337	65	2	+ 336
Epilepsy	38	335	39	159	+ 177
Leukemia	39	313	22	671	- 358
Skin Disease	40	301	40	129	+ 172
Lymphomas	41	238	15	1,131	- 893
Falls	42	237	9	1,919	- 1,682
Poisonings	43	236	60	13	+ 223
Prostate Cancer	44	205	10	1,579	- 1,375
Road Traffic Accidents	45	172	34	193	- 21
Uterin Cancer	46	157	33	224	- 66
Fires	47	155	55	21	+ 134
Hepatitis B	48	148	63	5	+ 143
Pancreas Cancer	49	144	12	1,486	- 1,341
Ovary Cancer	50	86	29	457	- 371
Bladder Cancer	51	73	23	669	- 596
Appendicitis	52	62	59	15	+ 47
Encephalitis	53	54	68	1	+ 54
Alcohol	54	49	32	229	- 180
Tetanus	55	34	70	0	+ 34
Skin Cancers	56	33	27	493	- 460
Drug Use	57	31	36	176	- 145
Other Neoplasms	58	23	20	681	- 658
Dengue	59	20	81	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	20	61	11	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	38	160	- 146
Hepatitis C	62	12	58	15	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	49	68	- 60
Ascariasis	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	65	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	3	79	0	+ 3
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	54	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Kiribati

Switzerland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.